Scooter



P. G. PAG EL March 10. 1925.

SCOOTER Filed Oct. 26, 1922 Patented Mar. 10, 1925.

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Application filed October 26,1922. 'fse' iaiflvo. 597,003,

T all whom it may concern:

, Be it known that "I, PAUL G. PAGEL', a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of 'Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new'and. useful Improvements 111 Scooters, of which the following is a specification.

Y tial and effective type of transmitting mecha This invention relates to power transmittmg mechanism and especially to a novel' mechanical movement adapted to be readily incorporated 1n VBhlGlGS of varioustypes.

It is an object of the invention to providev an extremely simple, practicable, substannism. Another object is to provide a me chanically propelled childs vehicle or scooter. v

Other objects and advantages will be made manifest in the following specification of an embodiment of the invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a side elevation and partial section of the device embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan and partial section of the device.

Thepresent invention embodies mechanism for translating a rectilinear movement,

The pedal is shown as connected pivotally at 6 to convergent ends. of links 7 and 8 which extend through an aperture or slot 9 provided therefor in the vehicle body '3. The lower divergent ends of the "links are pivotally connected at 10 and 11 to respective slides 12 and 13. These slides are adapted to reciprocate upon a guide rail 14 suitably supported as by brackets 15 on the body 3.

One of the slides as 12*is connected by a link 16 to a crank 17, Fig, 2, fixed on a crank shaft 18 and the other slide 13 is connected :by a link 19 to a crank 20 on the crank shaft 18. This crank shaftis mounted in a suitable bearing 21 and is shown as provided with a gear 22 which meshes with a gear 23.

' type of vehicle shown and it maybe com- The gear 23 is fixed on W'OOii'IliiI'SlIfifflQL one end'of which 'is supported jin 'the bearjing' 21fa 1'1dtheotlier in a be'aringi25; ""these bearings beings'hown as secured to the bot tom of the vehiclebody 3 "and projecting: realwvarollytherefrom:

The cr'an'kSil? and 20 ar'e'show-n as dia.

metrically opposed. V

In the operation of the mechanism, when the driving member 2' is given an impulse'in the direction of the arrow a, Fig. 1, the links 7 and 8 are driven downwardly and diverge and thus drive theslides 12 and 13: away from each other. along the guide rail 1 1. The slides, being connected by. their links to the cranks17 and 20, therefore impart a i 1 driving force to the cranks, and the crank,

shaft 18 is rotated and the power is transmitted therefrom as to the coul'itershaft 2& upon which is secured the rear driven wheel 5. i

From this it will beseen that the driving v energy is transmitted substantially without lost. movement to diametrically opposite cranks on a crank shaftwhich are subjected one to afpushing and-the other to :a pulling impulse. I A 1 It isfto be understood that the present transmitting mechanism is not limited to the bined with various other parts or ,mechanisms which are to be driven. 1 i When the mechanism is embodied vehicle as here shown, it is desirable to protest the foot of the driver; of the vehicle from being caught between thelinks 7 and 3, which is here shown as arranged well below the tops ofthe wheels. -Therefore, along the platform 3"there is provided a substantial guard 26 in the formof a plate extending upwardly beside the path ofthe driving pedal 2. The foot may be readily maintained-in position upon the vpedal and will slide along the contiguousside of'the guard plate 26.

8 as they rise and fall towardthe platform Further embodiments, modifications' and changesm 'y be resorted to within 'the spirit I g of the invention as here claimed.

What is claimed is:

guide means, slidesmounted upon said guide means, divergent links havingtheir remote ends connected to the slides and being mutually connected at their inner ends, said r H [1. Incombination with a wheeled vehicle,

transmitting being provided with a driving element, a

and said driven shaft for a wheel of the vehicle,

connections between driven shaft and the slides.

2. In combination with a wheeled vehicle,

guidemeans, slides mounted upon said gulde means, divergent links having their remote driven shaft and the slides, the vehicle having a platform, and said. driving element being so arranged above the platform that it may be actuated by a rider of the vehicle.

'3. In combination with a wheeled vehicle,

guide means, slides mounted upon said guide means, divergent links having their remote ends connected to the slides and being mutually connected at their inner ends, said links being provided with a driving element,

a driven shaft for a wheel of the vehicle,

transmitting connections between said driven shaft and the slides, the vehicle hav inga platform, so arranged that it may be actuated by a rider of the vehicle on the platform, and guard means on the platform contiguous to the operating links,

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

PAUL o. PAGEL.

said driving element being 

